- present participle of hurtle.
hurtling
Example Sentences
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Is a life spent constantly looking backward instead of hurtling forward even worth grieving?
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
The midfielder made his mark as a 20-year-old in 2019, standing out in a side that was hurtling towards relegation towards the second division.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
The shot of the car hurtling off the cliff is one of cinema’s most enduring images, illustrating unbreakable friendship, victory and freedom.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
A sport built to the glory of the internal combustion engine and propelled by the roar of the V-12 was hurtling into an era of electric vehicles and corporate responsibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Over and over she remembered her handful of snaps, falling through the wind, hurtling down the sheer rock face into the churning, bashing water far below.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
